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Armenian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Armenian լի (li).
Pronunciation
Adjective
լի • (li) (superlative ամենալի)
- full (of), packed (with)
- դույլը լի է ― duylə li ē ― the bucket is full
- ջրով լի ― ǰrov li ― full of water
- գինով լի ― ginov li ― full of wine
- վտանգով լի ― vtangov li ― full of danger
- brimful, full to the brim
- abundant (in), plentiful, copious
- hearty (of dinner, etc.)
- rich, heavy (of crops, etc.)
Usage notes
Also serves a suffix function with the meaning "full of", for example հյութալի (hyutʻali, “full of juice, juicy”).
Declension
Derived terms
Old Armenian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁tós or *pléh₁yōs, from *pleh₁-.
Adjective
լի • (li)
- full, abundant; perfect, whole
- լի առնել ― li aṙnel ― to fill, to load, to heap
- զբազում լսելիս լի արար բանն ― zbazum lselis li arar bann ― many have heard him
- լի լինել ― li linel ― to be full
- լի ափով, ձեռօք ― li apʻov, jeṙōkʻ ― by handsful, profusely, generously
- լի աւարաւ ― li awaraw ― loaded with booty
- լի փառօք ― li pʻaṙōkʻ ― covered with glory
- լի աւուրք ― li awurkʻ ― full of years, old
- լի մտօք ― li mtōkʻ ― sensible, judicious, wise
- լի երախտագիտութեամբ ― li eraxtagitutʻeamb ― full of gratitude
- լի սիրով ― li sirov ― full of affection
- լի վրիպակօք ― li vripakōkʻ ― full of faults
- զաւուրս տասն լի ― zawurs tasn li ― ten entire days
- լի կատարեալ, բովանդակ ― li katareal, bovandak ― perfectly full, entire, complete, perfect
- լուսին լիով լուսով նկարեալ ― lusin liov lusov nkareal ― full moon
- բաժակ գինի լի արկանել ― bažak gini li arkanel ― a glass of wine full to the brim
- լի զհասակ մարմնոյն ունել ― li zhasak marmnoyn unel ― to be adult, to arrive at man's estate
- լի են բերանք նոցա ծաղու ― li en berankʻ nocʻa cału ― they are full of laughter, of merriment
- լի եւ լի ― li ew li ― brimful, replete, abundant, overflowing
Declension
o-type
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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լի (li)
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լիք (likʻ)
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| genitive
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լիոյ (lioy)
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լիոց (liocʻ)
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| dative
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լիոյ (lioy)
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լիոց (liocʻ)
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| accusative
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լի (li)
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լիս (lis)
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| ablative
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լիոյ (lioy)
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լիոց (liocʻ)
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| instrumental
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լիով (liov)
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լիովք (liovkʻ)
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| locative
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լի (li)
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լիս (lis)
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Adverb
լի • (li)
- fully, completely, thoroughly, entirely; perfectly
- լի եւ լի ― li ew li ― fully, plentifully, abundantly
- լի ասացեր ― li asacʻer ― you are quite right
Derived terms
Descendants
- Armenian: լի (li), լիքը (likʻə)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “լի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “լի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 309
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian, Zagreb, page 8
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “լի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy